Overview
Students learn educational training for those seeking careers at community college, extension services and educational program coordinators.
Through the diverse education of the Agricultural Education program from California Polytechnic State University, students learn broadly applicable skills:
- Teaching methods and styles
- Content organization and development
- Program construction
- Evaluation techniques.
- Conduct individual research studies
- Participate in internships
- Create their own businesses
Program Learning Objectives
- Apply knowledge of philosophical and historical foundations of agricultural education to develop personal philosophy statements which guide components of the agricultural education programs.
- Create relevant, challenging and integrative agricultural curriculum.
- Adapt curriculum to meet curricular goals and objectives using a variety of educational theories and models.
- Demonstrate effective teaching characteristics while utilizing a wide variety of teaching and learning strategies.
- Select appropriate practices to teach essential agricultural concepts, problem solving, skills of inquiry, communication and collaboration.
- Develop, administer and analyze formal, informal and performance assessment techniques to monitor and evaluate student learning and guide modification.
- Develop as reflective practitioners by collecting feedback, evaluating learning segments, and supporting artifacts.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Program Development in Agricultural Education
- Laboratory Pedagogy in Agricultural Technology
- Laboratory Organization and Management in Agricultural Education
- Graduate Internship in Agricultural Education
- Instructional Processes in Agricultural Education
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Agribusiness Agriculture View 56 other Masters in Agribusiness in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- You must have completed a four-year college course of study and hold an acceptable baccalaureate.
- You must be in good academic standing at the last college or university attended.
- You must have attained a grade point average of at least 2.5 in an acceptable earned baccalaureate degree.
- You must meet the professional, personal, scholastic, and other standards for graduate study, including qualifying examinations and specific course and/or grade prerequisites, as appropriate campus authorities may prescribe.
Tuition Fee
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International
21114 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 21114 USD per year during 12 months. -
National
18798 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 18798 USD per year during 12 months. -
In-State
12462 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 12462 USD per year during 12 months.
Living costs for San Luis Obispo
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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